Akshay Kumar breaks his 18-year-old rule for Bell Bottom

Superstar Akshay Kumar is willing to break his 18-year-old rule for his upcoming flick Bell Bottom. Known for his cardinal rule of working eight hours a day, the action star has now proposed to pull double shift to make up for the precious time lost to the initial 14 days of quarantine after landing in Scotland for the shoot.

New Delhi: Actor Akshay Kumar who is known for his well-disciplined routine, broke his cardinal rule of working only eight hours a week and recommended the team Bell Bottom to pull off a double shift.

Currently being shot in the beautiful highlands of Scotland, it happens to be the first Bollywood film post the pandemic to fly a massive large cast and crew in a chartered plane to Scotland.

Aware of the precious time lost to the initial 14 days of quarantine after landing in Scotland, Akshay realised it would be an additional burden on producers, given the huge size of the unit.

• Lights - Camera - MasksOn - Action!! 🎬
  
  And it Begins!! Go #Bellbottom @akshaykumar @vaaniofficial @humasqureshi @LaraDutta @vashubhagnani @ranjit_tiwari @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani @monishaadvani @madhubhojwani @nikkhiladvani @EmmayEntertain @aseem_arora #ParveezShaikh pic.twitter.com/CrVOMztFlW

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  Lights - Camera - MasksOn - Action!! 🎬
  
  And it Begins!! Go #Bellbottom @akshaykumar @vaaniofficial @humasqureshi @LaraDutta @vashubhagnani @ranjit_tiwari @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani @monishaadvani @madhubhojwani @nikkhiladvani @EmmayEntertain @aseem_arora #ParveezShaikh pic.twitter.com/CrVOMztFlW

  — Pooja Entertainment (@poojafilms) August 20, 2020

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  Lights - Camera - MasksOn - Action!! 🎬
  
  And it Begins!! Go #Bellbottom @akshaykumar @vaaniofficial @humasqureshi @LaraDutta @vashubhagnani @ranjit_tiwari @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani @monishaadvani @madhubhojwani @nikkhiladvani @EmmayEntertain @aseem_arora #ParveezShaikh pic.twitter.com/CrVOMztFlW

  — Pooja Entertainment (@poojafilms) August 20, 2020

That's when he decided to break his cardinal rule of working eight hours a day, after 18 years, only for Pooja Entertainment's film Bell Bottom.

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Akshay managed to surprise everyone by recommending a double shift -- two simultaneous units shooting to ensure that the shoot goes on the fast track and save the producers their money.

• One big happy #Bellbottom family on day one of the film shoot. Pooja Bhagnani giving the auspicious clapshot to begin this joyful moment. 🎬@akshaykumar @vaaniofficial @humasqureshi @LaraDutta @vashubhagnani @ranjit_tiwari @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani pic.twitter.com/7MmlDvUIHr

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  One big happy #Bellbottom family on day one of the film shoot. Pooja Bhagnani giving the auspicious clapshot to begin this joyful moment. 🎬@akshaykumar @vaaniofficial @humasqureshi @LaraDutta @vashubhagnani @ranjit_tiwari @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani pic.twitter.com/7MmlDvUIHr

  — Pooja Entertainment (@poojafilms) August 21, 2020

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  One big happy #Bellbottom family on day one of the film shoot. Pooja Bhagnani giving the auspicious clapshot to begin this joyful moment. 🎬@akshaykumar @vaaniofficial @humasqureshi @LaraDutta @vashubhagnani @ranjit_tiwari @jackkybhagnani @honeybhagnani pic.twitter.com/7MmlDvUIHr

  — Pooja Entertainment (@poojafilms) August 21, 2020

The unit has been shooting simultaneously with the local teams in double shifts making it the first film of its kind post lockdown -- maximizing every day by packing in more into every available hour.

The spy-thriller movie, directed by Ranjit M Tewari is slated for release on April 2, 2021. Akshay released the first poster of the film in November, last year.

With inputs from ANI